desprezas
Desprezas is the second-person singular present indicative form of the Portuguese verb desprezar, meaning to regard with contempt or to disregard. It is used in contexts where the subject expresses disdain or dismissal toward a person, idea, or object. As a regular -ar verb, desprezar forms its present tense as eu desprezo, tu desprezas, ele/ela despreza, nós desprezamos, vós desprezais, eles/elas desprezam. The form desprezas appears mainly in communities and writings that preserve the informal second-person singular “tu” conjugation, and may be less common in varieties that favor the “você” form.
Usage and meaning: Desprezar is transitive and can take a direct object, as in desprezar alguém (to
Etymology and related forms: Desprezas derives from the prefix des- (indicating reversal or negation) combined with
Regional variation: In Brazilian Portuguese, the informal second-person singular is commonly expressed with você (despreza) rather